By — Amna Nawaz Amna Nawaz By — Courtney Norris Courtney Norris By — Molly Mazilu Molly Mazilu Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-a-hiring-slowdown-signals-about-the-state-of-the-u-s-economy Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio U.S. hiring slowed in September as employers added just 29,000 jobs. The disappointing jobs report has wide-reaching implications for consumer prices and interest rates, and it comes a month before Americans head to the polls for midterm elections. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Beth Hammack, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Listen to this Segment Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from Oct 02, 2026 By — Amna Nawaz Amna Nawaz Amna Nawaz serves as co-anchor and co-managing editor of PBS News Hour. @IAmAmnaNawaz By — Courtney Norris Courtney Norris Courtney Norris is the deputy senior producer of national affairs for the NewsHour. She can be reached at cnorris@newshour.org or on Twitter @courtneyknorris @courtneyknorris By — Molly Mazilu Molly Mazilu